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Knott's Bear-y Tales 50th Anniversary JAM-BEAR-EE
Tickets to the one-day-only exclusive Knott’s Bear-y Tales anniversary jam-bear-ee event are available right now and include:
A pre-park opening “lights on” walk-through of Knott’s Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair with the attraction’s designers
A delicious lunch buffet at Knott’s Berry Farm’s new Mrs. Murphy’s Steakhouse in Ghost Town
A presentation by Knott’s Bear-y Tales: The Complete History of the Whimsical Attraction authors Christopher Merritt and J. Eric Lynxwiler
A Q&A with a panel of Bear-y tales experts, including former Imagineers Chris Crump (son of Disney Legend Rolly Crump) and Eddie Sotto (former Imagineer and Knott’s ride designer)
An exclusive event gift bag
The opportunity to have Knott’s Bear-y Tales: The Complete History of the Whimsical Attraction signed by some of the people who brought the attraction to life (books can be purchased HERE or at Knott’s Berry Farm – while supplies last).
Admission to Knott’s Berry Farm on the day of the event!
➡️ A Special VIP ticket opportunity adds an enhanced gift bag, signed gift, upfront seating to the presentations, first in line for the buffet & for the book signing (and a portion of the VIP ticket price may be tax deductible as a donation to the Garner Holt Foundation)
LA Breakfast CLub
About the event
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT CODE:
EARLYBIRDKNOTTS
Use this code at checkout for $2 off your ticket if used before Saturday, April 26th!
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
With photos, illustrations, video and the ride's original musical soundtrack, Christopher Merritt and Eric Lynxwiler will transport you into a dark ride unlike any other. From the imagination of designer Rolly Crump, Knott's Bear-y Tales was a wild ride that only existed at Knott's Berry Farm of eleven years, but left its mark on every Southern California child who had the pleasure of experiencing it.
"Knott's Bear-y Tales: The Complete History of the Whimsical Attraction" will be available for purchase and book signing, following the presentation.
Along with the authors, Chris Crump, son of Rolly Crump & previous LABC presenter himself, will be in attendance at the presentation & signing. Following his father's legacy, Chris Crump he worked as a Production Designer and Executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, from the early 1980s until his retirement in 2016.
ABOUT THE CLUB: Founded in 1925, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club still thrives with food, friendship, and fun. Our meetings are held in our clubhouse, Friendship Auditorium, located at 3201 Riverside Drive, near the corner of Los Feliz Boulevard, in Griffith Park. Best described as a variety show, attendees enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and an interesting presentation from a guest speaker.
TICKETS: Sales on labreakfastclub.com close 48 hours before breakfast. Non-members are $28 and Members receive a 25% discount when logged into their Membership Portal.
Please arrive between 6:45 - 7:00 AM sharp! Doors close at 7:15 AM. Your admission includes a buffet breakfast, enjoyment of our 99-year-old club traditions, plus a special presentation from our Speaker of the Week!
Mark Taper Auditorium
Welcome to Knott's Bear-y Tales! Authors Christopher Merritt and J. Eric Lynxwiler will speak about their latest history book focused on a most amazing Dark Ride, built at Knott's Berry Farm in 1975 and still inspiring guests generations later. Follow the smell of boysenberries to a magical world of bears, fortune tellers, and some of the weirdest characters ever thought up by the mind of theme park designer Rolly Crump. Merritt and Lynxwiler sifted through several thousand images to write their newest book on the subject and will share images and stories from the making of the famed ride. Books will be available for sale after the lecture.
OC Historical Society
Welcome to Knott's Bear-y Tales! Authors Christopher Merritt and J. Eric Lynxwiler will speak about their latest history book focused on a most amazing Dark Ride, built at Knott's Berry Farm in 1975 and still inspiring guests generations later. Follow the smell of boysenberries to a magical world of bears, fortune tellers, and some of the weirdest characters ever thought up by the mind of theme park designer Rolly Crump. Merritt and Lynxwiler sifted through several thousand images to write their newest book on the subject and will share images and stories from the making of the famed ride. Books will be available for sale after the lecture.
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